Creating customer awareness

The Interior Designers Association of Nigeria (IDAN) is offering shoppers quality interior designs for homes and offices. They are also offering a two-day lecture on safety measures to adapt while buying interior designs. TAIBAT IDOWU writes

Between May 31 and June 1, the Interior Designers Association of Nigeria (IDAN) will hold its annual Home and Design Exhibition to celebrate World Interiors Day 2013. Venue is the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The president of the association, Mr Anselm Tabansi, who doubles as the CEO of Svengali, told reports that the seminar is to educate shoppers on the importance of safety in interior designing.

“This seminar is put together to educate people on some common challenges faced in this industry, safety in interior designing to be precise. We face an ever-changing design environment and only our knowledge and insight will help us continue to reduce work –related incidents, illness, injuries, and death,” he said.

The Lagos State Safety Commissioner, Mrs. Dominga O. Odebunmi, who was represented by the Head of Research and Development, Mr Akinoso Taiwo and the Assistant Director, Safety Skill Department, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Yinka Adebiyi, said interior designers should provide alternatives to handle hazards by providing special training often and teaching people the possibilities of limiting hazards in interior designing. “The best way to ensure safety of any structure is to incorporate safety at its inception or design stage,” said Taiwo.

Mr Yinka Adebiyi, who also spoke on behalf of the Lagos State Safety Commissioner, said there will be continuous inspection on the standard of safety materials of every interior organisation. “It is the responsibility of every organisation to have safety materials for employees and users of these products. We will not get tired of going round organisations to ensure that safety services are up to standard,” he said.